The Charlotte Jewish News - December 2009 - Page 15
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After 80 Years, We’re Still Wild About
Harry
Harry Swimmer *s Special Birthday Celebration Supports
Mitey Riders
Turning 80 is certainly a special
time in anyone’s life, and one
would expect a big celebration.
But shining the spotlight away
from himself and onto more
important things is typical of
Harry Swimmer
Harry Swimmer has been a
prominent and respected member
of our Jewish community for over
fifty years. His philanthropic and
civic minded commitment is evi
dent not only throughout the
Levine JCC and Shalom Park but
extends well beyond into the
Charlotte community at large.
Harry moved to Charlotte in
1951 after graduating from Penn
State University where he founded
the Swimmer Insurance Agency,
Inc. Relinquishing the day to day
responsibilities of his company
has allowed Harry to pursue his
devotion to the Swimmer Family
Foundation which supports the
Mitey Riders Program and
Arena.The Mitey Riders Program,
founded in 1993 by Harry and his
wife Marilyn, was established to
provide therapeutic horse riding
for children who face physical and
mental challenges. The program is
held at the Misty Meadows
Equestrian Center located on
Providence Road in Waxhaw. This
center, which services hundreds of
children and adults, is
funded solely by
donations made to the
Swimmer Family
Foundation. The stu
dents are not asked to
pay any tuition, and
many of the staff are
volunteers who gen
erously share their
time and expertise
following Harry’s
inspirational example
of serving those in
need in our communi
ty
“Mitey Riders was instrumental
for Stacy when she was younger,”
said Carolyn Hennes about her
granddaughter, Stacy Marx, who
was bom with cerebral palsy. “The
program gave her confidence she
couldn’t have gotten any place
else. We are all so grateful to
Harry for this gift to disabled chil
dren.”
For his 80th birthday, Harry
characteristically wants to “shine
the light” not on himself, but
rather on his students at Mitey
Riders.
Lynn Edelstein, of Yours Truly
Needlepoint and Knitting, will be
sponsoring a day to honor Harry.
On Sunday, December 5, Lynn
will hold a sale at her home and
Harry & Marily Swimmer
photo courtesy of Scott Swimmer
donate 100% of all her proceeds to
Mitey Riders, with a special pre
view sale on December 3, 9 AM-5
PM. Lynn’s extensive selection of
yams and needlepoint kits, paint
ings by local artists, gift certifi
cates from local vendors and
restaurants and much, much more
will be available for sale or part of
a silent auction.
Come on over to 3802
Columbine Circle and splurge for
yourself or as a holiday gift on a
beautiful scarf, blanket, lots of
jewelry or gift certificates - all for
Harry and the Mitey Riders. Your
contribution will be greatly appre
ciated by Harry and his beloved
program. The hours of this special
celebration are from 10 AM-5 PM.
We hope to see your there. ^
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704-849-0822 ♦ www.weddingtondental.com
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The Thrill of Films
For the first time, the Charlotte
Jewish Film Festival has selected
to show a thriller to our Charlotte
audiences. The 6th Annual
Charlotte Jewish Film Festival —
ranning Mar 4 - 14, 2010 — will
show the Israeli feature film. The
Debt. A huge box-office hit in
Israel and nominated for four
Israeli film awards. The Debt is a
unique psychological cat-and-
mouse espionage thriller It was
filmed on location in the Ukraine
and Israel and features an intema-
tional cast. Film curator Debby
Block says “This is an unforget
table film of intrigue and suspense
that will keep you sitting on the
edge of your seats.”
The Debt, directed by Assaf
Bemstein, is the story of three
young Mossad agents who are sent
to capture and bring to trial a noto
rious Nazi war criminal known as
“the Surgeon of Treblinka.”
Something goes terribly wrong
with the mission and 35 years later
this mistake comes back to haunt
them. One of the original agents,
Rachel (played by Israel’s best
known actress Gila Almagor) is
assigned the task of retuming to
Eastem Europe. Is it possible that
the Nazi is still alive? What will
sixty-year-old Rachel do if she
finds him? You can find out when
you join us at the Film Festival for
this and other fantastic Jewish
movies from around the world.
The Charlotte Jewish Film
Festival is a volunteer-driven
event, and we certainly welcome
all the help we can get. From mar
keting to baking, ticketing to ush-
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ering, there is definitely a place for
your talents. If interested in help
ing out, please contact Ellyn Gross
at EllynGross@aol.com.
The Charlotte Jewish Film
Festival is brought to you by the
Levine JCC and the Charlotte
Chapter of Hadassah, and is made
possible, in part, with funding by
the Arts & Science Council and
the North Carolina Arts Council,
an agency of the Department of
Cultural Resources, and the
National Endowment for the Arts,
which believes that a great nation
deserves great art. ^
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